Disseminated cryptococcosis and histoplasmosis co-infection in a HIV-infected woman in France

J Infect. 2005 Oct;51(3):e173-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.12.017.

Abstract

We report the first case in Europe of co-infection with disseminated cryptococcosis and histoplasmosis. The diagnosis of invasive histoplasmosis was confirmed by microscopic examination of the anatomic right colon specimen (hemicolectomy). Histoplasma antigen detection is not yet available in France but it could have a key role in the early diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis co-existing with a cryptococcal infection, especially in HIV-infected African people.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Adult
  • Antigens, Fungal / analysis
  • Cryptococcosis / complications*
  • Cryptococcosis / diagnosis
  • Cryptococcosis / microbiology
  • Cryptococcus neoformans / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • France
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Histoplasma / immunology
  • Histoplasma / isolation & purification
  • Histoplasmosis / complications*
  • Histoplasmosis / diagnosis
  • Histoplasmosis / microbiology
  • Humans

Substances

  • Antigens, Fungal